英语演讲稿:CoffeeTea
英语演讲稿:coffee,Tea
孟凯元
Goodafternoon,ladiesandgentlemen.Afterlisteningtosomanyspeeches,areyoufeelingalittlethirsty?
Sowouldyoufancyadrink?
Iknowsomeofyouprefercoffee.However,Iliketeabetter.Sowehavedifferentpreferences.Don’tworry,thatdoesn’tmeanthatweareenemies.
justlikesomeofyou,oneofmyfriendslikescoffeeverymuch.He’sacolumnistwhowritesarticlesfornewspaper.Becauseofhisoccupation,healwayshastoworkatmidnight.Thus,coffeebecomeshisclose“soulmate”.HegraduallygetsaddictedtoitwhileIstilllovedrinkingtea.
whydopeoplehavedifferentpreferencesandtastes?Ithinkthat’sbecauseeveryoneisunique.Differentpeoplearebornindifferentfamilies,acceptdifferenteducationandexperiencedifferentthingsinlife.Inotherwords,everysubtledifferencemakesapersonunique.That’swhytheworldissocolorful.That’swhylifeissowonderful.That’swhywelovetotravel,tomakefriends.Imagineaworldwhereeverybodyhasthesamefaceandsharesthesamehabits.Everytimeyoulookedatyourfriends,itwouldfeellikelookingintoamirror.Peoplewouldjustbelikemachines,doingthesamethingatthesametime.
justasIsaid,everysubtledifferencemakesapersonunique.Sowehavethousandsofstandardstodividepeopleintogroups.Butonegroupshouldnotbeagainstanother.Forexample,menandwomen.InHolyBible,Adamsaid,“thisisnowtheboneofmybonesandfleshofmyflesh.Sheshallbecalled‘woman’forshewastakenoutofaman.”Forthisreasonamanwillleavehisfatherandmotherandbeunitedtohiswife,andtheywillbecomeoneflesh.
Fromtheword“united”wecanseethatGodcreatedmenandwomennottoseparatethem.onthecontrary,Godintendedtomakepeopleclosertoeachother.
However,therearestillsomedifferenceswhichcancauseconflicts,nationality,forexample.Therearecountlesswarsinhistory.mostofthemwerebecausethatcountriesfoughtfortheirownbenefits.millionsofpeoplediedfornothingbuttheirnationalities.IbelievemanyofyouhavewatchedthemovieEnglishPatient.countAlmasycouldnotsavekatherine’slifejustbecausehehadaGermanname.HewastakenasaGermanspy.Thestorywascompletelyatragedy,butthinkaboutit,howridiculousitisthatpeoplehavetokilleachotherfortheirnationalities.
youmightsaythatitcanonlyhappenintheoldtimes,thewartime,butnowadaystheconflictscanbemorefierceandthecausescanbemoreridiculous.Peoplethrowstonesandglassbottlesateachotherbecausetheysupportdifferentfootballteams.
yesterdaypeoplefoughtfornationalities,todaypeoplefightforfootballteams,whoknowswhatpeoplewillfightfortomorrow?maybecoffeeandtea.
Themostamazingthingintheworldisdifference.Itmakesworldbeautifulbutitalsomakestheworldbloodyandnasty.Ihopeinthefuture,therewillbenoprejudice,nohatred.youloveyourcoffee,Ilovemytea,andwearestillfriends,neverenemies.
coffee,Tea
张允宜
oneofmyfriendsusedtotellmeaboutagirlheoncemetonatraintour.Shewasanartstudentmajoringintraditionalchinesepainting.Everydayshewokeupwiththesun,tookabath,pouredacupofteaforherselfandthenbegantopaint.Sheneverusedcomputersormobilephones.myfriend’slifebackthenseemedtobearemarkablecontrast.Hewasaresearcheratmicrosoft.withinstantcoffeehebeganhisdayandspenttherestofthemorningwritingcode.Atthattime,headmitted,hewastouchedbyanotherlifestyleandthereforestartedtoreflectonhisown.Hecategorizedthetwoasteaandcoffee.Hesaidwhenhewasalllogicabouthisobligationsandhadtousecaffeinetostayfocused,hefinallylearnedanotherpossibility,apossibilitythatenablesyoutoliveartistically,butapossibilitythatmostofusareneverabletoreach.
Thereindeedaremomentswhenwestoptolookatwhatwehaveandbecomejealousofthosewhoarebraveenoughtogoafteranidylliclife.LikeHenryDavidThoreau,byhisreclusivelivingatthewaldenhefrontedonlytheessentialfactsoflife,declaredofindependenceandsimplicity.weatoccasionswishwehadthesamecourage.Butwedon’t.Becauseweareatthesametimejealousofthosewholivewithasenseofself-fulfillmentastheirlifeissoorganizedthatitappearstobeflawlessaswell.weenjoythe“coffee”sidetoo.
Thedilemmaisthatwekeeptellingourselveswecannothavethemboth.Butthefactis,formostofthetimes,wearepuzzledbychoicesthatwedon’thavetomake.Livingdeepdoesnotmeanaconflictwithrealism.Thoreauhimselfcouldmanagetobeanindividualistanarchistonhisvoyageofspiritualdiscovery,andAdamSmithusedtolectureusonhowhappinessoriginatesfrominnerpeace.justthinkofthetasteoftheGreenTeaLatteatStarbucks,mixedwiththefragranceofteaandthedelightfulbitternessofcoffee.Thisisthesmelloflife.
Lifeisneveraquestionofcoffeeortea.Itisanexplorationofcoffeeandtea.Thedifferenceismadewhenyouspareasecondforintrospectionandlinkthetwoofthem.wernerHeisenbergspentasummerinhisyouthsintheSouthernGermanvillagesandafterviewingthepicturesquesceneryhedepictedhimselfasnotwillingtolookatphysicsforevenanotherglance.However,later,whenhewasdevotedagaintolaboratory,heclaimedthathehadfoundtheunityofscienceandnature.ThisistheEurekamoment.Soonerorlateritcomesintoourownlivestoototeachusabouttheharmonyofcoffeeandtea.AsjorgesLuisBorgeswouldsay,foragenuinepoet,everyfacetofthediamondoflifeisshining,forartisitsheart.
Thatfriendofminehasnowputhisprogrammerdaysbehind.AlthoughlateinthenightwhenIpasshisofficethelightmightstillbeon,Iamgladtohearnewstoriesfromhimaboutdiscoveriesonalatelyopenedcaféorathought-provokingmovie.Iguesswehavefinallylearnedthatlifeissometimeslikeacupofcoffee.Itistoohardtolivetoabstractideals.Andsometimesitislikeacupoftea,inspiringyoutosuckoutthemarrowofit.Andweknowthateithercoffeeorteaneedstobeexquisitelybrewed.Thatis,afterall,howweliveintheworldandoftheworld.